Abstract

FISCHER, Marta Luciane et al. Panorama of nutrigenomics in Brazil from the perspective of Bioethics. rev.latinoam.bioet. [online]. 2020, vol.20, n.1, pp.27-48.  Epub Nov 14, 2020. ISSN 1657-4702.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rlbi.3475.

Nutrigenomics has positioned itself, in the scientific and popular context, as an alternative to prevent diseases, which genetically determined predisposition can be avoided or encouraged, depending on the context the individual is at. The study investigated the potential of nutrigenomics in mitigating or generating vulnerabilities. The purpose was to establish the panorama of nutrigenomics in Brazil from the perspective of Bioethics. The study consisted of a quantitative mapping of the nutrigenomics panorama in the scientific and popular context of Brazil, and of an exploratory bibliographic analysis in order to identify moral agents and patients, as well as vulnerabilities to promote reflection in light of Bioethics. The scenario of nutrigenomics in Brazil, built from 18 scientific texts and 600 popular contents, evidenced the prematurity of the area in the scientific context in comparison with a wide incorporation by the popular media. The incorporation of Bioethics in the debate was analyzed in 44 scientific articles, from which the philosophical, biological, cultural, legal and health contexts in which it is found were identified as conditioning aspects of decisions of the moral agent. The vulnerabilities and paradigm changes necessary to implement it in Brazil were related, in order to mitigate the potential for generating vulnerabilities. Bioethics can and should have a broader and more effective action on nutrigenomics questionings by normalizing and guiding the development of this promising area. Thus, it must aim at paradigm shifts in science, professionals, the market, the patient and the consumer so that the potential aspects of generating the identified vulnerabilities are eliminated and contribute to the quality of life of all living beings in the world of this and future generations.

Keywords : environmental bioethics; ohmic sciences; nutrition; vulnerability; health.

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